Industrial action by Ambulance Services on 23 January 2023

Ambulance outside the entrance to the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary

20th January 2023

Unison members working for Yorkshire Ambulance Service will be taking part in industrial action on Monday 23 January 2023. Members of the union will take action for 12 hours between 10am and 10pm and, in line with previous action taken, ambulance staff will be prioritising those with life-threatening needs. Hospital staff will be discharging as many patients as possible in advance of the strike where they are medically fit to leave, and focusing efforts on … Read More

New children’s unit opens at Hull Royal Infirmary

10th January 2023

A new £4m paediatric unit providing first-class facilities for Hull’s sick and injured children and their families has opened at Hull Royal Infirmary. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has opened Ward H20 – known as Woodland Ward – with 23 beds as part of the major £19.3m construction project to redesign the front entrance and lower floors of the famous tower block. Jane Dearing Judith Lightfoot Debbie Baron Ann Dalby Mariessa Turner Doctor … Read More

Industrial action by Ambulance Services on 11 January 2023

A single ambulance outside the entrance to Hull's Emergency Department

6th January 2023

Ambulance service colleagues have announced that industrial action by both GMB and Unison members will be taking place on Wednesday 11 January 2023. In readiness, we have been working to discharge as many patients as possible from hospital in advance of the strike, where those patients are medically fit and it is safe to do so. Anyone with a hospital appointment on 11 January should continue to attend as normal unless contacted to advise otherwise. … Read More

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